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S Eleanor Oliphant je sve u najboljem redu by Gail Honeyman

410 reviews

tea_at_mole_end's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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franciiii's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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em_velope's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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rencollins's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
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  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Ahh - the best kind of love story, a love story to oneself. I love the character development of Eleanor. At times Eleanor is hilarious, at other times cringeworthily, and at other times downright depressed. But at every point she is such a fun character to root for. 

I love how the story unfolds slowly. Getting bits and pieces made it feel almost like a mystery, like an onion whose layers you revealed piece by piece. It was such a joy to get to the end. 

I particularly love that
it's not a love story between Eleanor and Raymond, but also it is. The door is clearly left open at the end, and also, the main focus of the book is on their friendship and not their romantic love story.
The power of friendship and human connection is so clearly highlighted in such a profound way. 
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lwrisley's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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elizabeth_henry's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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cwgraham's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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funny sad

4.25

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hannahs_library__'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 i love feel good fiction and i love Eleanor Oliphant 💛

Read this if you like:
- Literary Fiction
- Character driven stories
- Mental health rep ❤️‍🩹
- Healing journey
- Books that feel like a warm hug ☀️
- CHARACTER GROWTH
- Friendship / Found family
- Recovery

I picked up Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine on a whim, the audiobook was available on Libby and I was in the mood for some good lit-fic. Little did I know it was going to end up being a 5 star read ⭐ and I would love it so much I had to go buy a physical copy!!!

This book is about Eleanor Oliphant and as the title suggests, she is completely fine- not thriving, not suffering, maybe not even happy. Just completely fine. She has a good job, a place all to her own, and her safe, comfortable routine. Raymond is the new IT help desk guy at their office. When the pair witnesses an old man fall and hit his head on the sidewalk, an unlikely friendship blooms. ☺️

I've said this many times before, but I absolutely love books where the main character is on a healing journey. Eleanor has A LOT of unresolved trauma from her past and this book follows her on her healing journey. Her character arc is truly inspiring, and this book has such a special place in my heart now. Eleanor is a very complex character and she definitely has her quirks but I just adore her. I think a lot of people could relate to her and her story. There were so many times when I wanted to give her a hug!!

At it's core, this book is about friendship and the importance (and power) of human connection. This was such a lovely story! The audiobook was a fine reading experience but I did end up switching to my physical copy once I bought it and liked that better. The narrator's voice doesn't match Eleanor Oliphant in my opinion but it wasn't a big deal.

I really hope Gail Honeyman writes more because this was an amazing debut novel! I don't think this book is for everyone but if you like feel good fiction and a little bit of Fredrik Backman style writing, you should pick this up and give it a try! 
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